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Terrible warning that climate action has to move into a much higher gear, says ActionAid
Reacting to new data by Copernicus Climate Change Service that revealed that average global temperatures have been 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for a year,
Aid groups call on the international community as civilians continue to pay the price of inaction in eastern DR Congo
In the latest episode of a resurgence in conflict and violence in eastern DR Congo, hundreds of thousands of people have been forcibly displaced as civilians, civilian infrastructure and NGO staff and
“I suffered a lot during pregnancy...due to [the] lack of food”: Gaza’s pregnant women go hungry amid severe food shortages as humanitarian crisis deepens
Pregnant women in Gaza are going hungry amid severe food shortages
“What I saw in the streets is not a government that wants to listen, but to kill its people.” Young people recount horrific experiences of police brutality during Kenya tax protests
ActionAid shares testimonies from young people, who were brutalised in Kenya while protesting the Finance Bill
ActionAid responds to the loss of life in Kenya protests: "Every life lost is a wound on the nation’s soul”
“It is outrageous that protesters, mainly young people standing up against an unfair bill that was drafted without adequate public participation
ActionAid responds to IPC report on food insecurity in Gaza: “It is inconceivable that Gaza remains at high risk of famine”
In response to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report on food insecurity in Gaza published today, ActionAid said:
“Many children are falling ill as a result of drinking this water: Amid extreme water shortages in Gaza, people forced to rely on unsafe, contaminated sources
Extreme water shortages are having a devastating impact on people’s health in Gaza, as people are forced to rely on contaminated and insect-infested sources.
“Because there is no fuel...a lot of our services [are] affected”: Fuel shortages push hospitals in Gaza to the brink of collapse.
The critical shortage of fuel in Gaza is gravely impacting hospitals
“COP29 negotiations on climate finance will be a fork in the road for Planet Earth,” says ActionAid as Bonn talks end
As the Bonn climate meetings end, the general feeling is that the talks have failed to make progress on the much-needed finance necessary to pay for climate action.
ActionAid reacts to UN Security Council resolution on Gaza and calls for a ceasefire
ActionAid said: “Yesterday saw the UN Security Council come together to finally support an end to the nine-month nightmare ongoing in Gaza